Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was a bigger hit than expected, according to Monolith Soft. They made that statement a number of months ago, and it seems they have plenty of reason to keep celebrating. Sales have continued to grow around the world, and as of the end of 2018, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is at 213,717 units sold. That makes it the 75th best-selling game of 2018 in Japan.

I didn't realize it sold so poorly in Japan. 75th best selling game of 2018 in Japan is pretty bad for a high-budget game like this. But I absolutely love the game and am happy that at least it did sell more in other regions.

Xenoblade 2 did fine (it's the best selling release in JP), but given it was actually on a popular console/hybrid this time, it could've done better. Xeno 2 did somewhat better than previous releases but I guess I was hoping for some nice growth (maybe the 250 - 300K range given what it had going for it).